Thank you, Mr. Chair.
This amendment essentially adopts the recommendation provided to this committee by the Canadian Bar Association. The concern of the Canadian Bar Association was to explicitly indicate that investigative materials were not to be included in what victims had a right to, and to remove any lack of clarity about that exclusion.
The concern, of course, is potential contamination of a witness' testimony if there was disclosure of investigative materials, intruding on third party rights, or hampering the use of effective informants. Mr. Wilks would understand this very well.
Failure to adopt this provision could alienate victims who feel disappointed because absent this they may well feel that they have the right to this type of information, which could not lawfully be delivered.
It's to provide clarity around that, and it's directly in keeping with what was recommended to us by the Canadian Bar Association.